After the two of them finished packing, Wen Shize carried all the packages on his back, held Ningxia's hand, carefully protected her, and slowly walked towards the big tree on the outskirts of the city.
When his sister wrote to him, she often mentioned life in the village.
Thus, Wen Shize also learned that people in Heilongjiang Province took ox carts to the county. Where would the ox carts usually stop?
In fact, it is more or less the same everywhere in the country. Ox carts seldom run into county towns. On the one hand, the oxen may defecate anywhere and at any time, making a mess, and the street office will not agree.
On the other hand, there are people coming and going on the street, and if the ox cart is parked there, someone has to watch it all the time to prevent the ox from going crazy.
Therefore, many ox cart drivers in villages like to park their carts on the outskirts of the city.
Except for special circumstances where you need to go to the hospital or other places.
Finally we arrived at the outskirts of the city. There were several big locust trees, and under each of them there were one or two cows tied.
The old men herding cattle sat together, chatting and laughing.
Seeing two people walking towards this side with large and small bags, the old men looked over with some curiosity.
These two men, both wearing neat military coats, were obviously not ordinary people.
In addition, they brought a lot of things, so it is very likely that they were here to visit relatives.
For a moment, many old men herding cattle looked over here secretly, wondering which village these two people were going to.
Wen Shize glanced around and for a moment he was not sure which one was the ox cart going to Dahe Village.
He lowered his head and said to Ningxia, "Wait here for a moment. I'll go and ask around."
He turned his head and looked at a stone next to him. He quickly put the package of clothes on it, helped Ningxia sit down, and then walked quickly to the old man.
As soon as the old man driving the ox cart saw that he was walking towards him, everyone's face showed a bit of restraint.
There was only one person still sitting happily under the big tree, eating melon seeds and chatting with the person next to him.
It's just a pity that many of his teeth are broken and he can't even crack a melon seed neatly.
Wen Shize walked into the crowd and lowered his voice and said, "Hello, uncles and aunts. I would like to ask, which way is the oxcart to Dahe Village?"
The old men looked at each other, and turned their heads to look under the big tree on the other side.
Mr. Lu was a little hard of hearing. He was busy eating melon seeds and didn't hear clearly what others were saying.
When I looked up, I saw an imposing man walking towards me.
A hint of smile appeared between Wen Shize's eyebrows, which was different from the coldness just now. It was obvious that he was aware of Mr. Lu Sanye's identity.
"Mr. Lu San?"
Hearing the man calling him suddenly, Mr. Lu was a little surprised. He quickly stood up from the stone, patted the melon seed skins on his body, and said cheerfully: "It's me. May I ask this comrade, who are you.........?"
"I am Wen Sihe's brother."
Wen Shize stated his identity simply and clearly.
Mr. Lu's originally nonchalant expression suddenly became nervous.
Pursing his lips, he whispered, “Is it my nephew’s wife?
She was an educated youth sent to the countryside, and she married our boy???"
Mr. Lu San just felt a little bit unbelievable, as he had heard about Wen Sihe's situation from Lu Zhiye.
I heard that her brother was three or four thousand kilometers away in Xin Province. How could he suddenly appear here?
Wen Shize smiled and handed a cigarette to Mr. Lu Sanye, and said softly: "That is indeed my sister. She now has a pair of twin sons."
"Oh, that's right!!"
These words were not said by Mr. Lu San, but by another old man behind him.
The old man slapped his thigh and said, "I wonder how many people envy their family for having twins.
You said that these educated youth from the city are really capable. They have twin sons, which is what many people are eagerly looking forward to! "
According to the older generation, having a boy means inheritance, and the birth of a pair of twins in the area naturally attracted a lot of talk from others.
Mr. Lu Sanye's old face was full of smiles. He rubbed his hands hard on his clothes, then raised his hand to take the cigarette.
Wen Shize also gave one to the old man next to him.
"Hey, why didn't you send me a letter in advance?
I'll pick you up at the train station right away."
"Don't bother, we had a safe journey."
Master Lu San took the package from Wen Shize and quickly put it on the ox cart. For fear of getting the package dirty, he placed it in the front.
Wen Shize found the right place and walked towards Ningxia.
He placed one hand on her waist and the other on her stomach, then walked forward cautiously.
The smell here is really not good, because there is cow dung, and there is a thick layer of snow here in winter, which is trampled by animals and people, making it look black.
Seeing that Ningxia was still pregnant, Mr. Lu San's face became more cautious.
He specially put the cotton mat that he used to pad his buttocks on the ox cart.
"Hey, Comrade Wen, this is your wife, right?
Running thousands of kilometers while pregnant was really a torture.
Come, come, sit here."
Ningxia gave Mr. Lu a faint smile. Mr. Lu was nervous and thought to himself that the people in the city were just different from them.
All the young girls are good-looking and have outstanding temperaments. When the women in the village get pregnant, all of them become fat and strong.
Even after giving birth, I couldn’t lose weight in a short period of time.
Look at the city people, whether it is Wen Sihe or the comrade in front of you, except for the big belly, their faces don’t look fat at all during pregnancy.
"Hello, Third Grandpa!"
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Mr. Lu was so excited that he lost his mind and kept feeling around on his body. Finally, he pulled out an oil-paper bag.
"This is the egg pancake that my wife made. I'll give it to you."
Ningxia waved her hand quickly: "We have already had breakfast."
Third Master Lu was about to stuff the food into their hands, but was stopped by Wen Shize: "Third Master, we won't be polite with you, we have indeed had breakfast.
By the way, when will the oxcart return to the village?"
Hearing his question, Mr. Lu was also diverted from the topic and quickly stuffed the oil paper bag into his arms: "It will probably be around one or two o'clock in the afternoon.
The New Year is coming soon, and many people from the village come to the county to buy things.
We just stopped here for a short time. We usually go back with the ox cart after lunch."
Wen Shize understood and said quickly, "Then I'll take my wife to buy some things first and come back later."
"Okay, okay, you go ahead. I'll wait for you here. Just leave your packages here."
Looking at the backs of the two people leaving, Mr. Lu San wished he could grow a pair of wings, fly into the village, and pass the message to Wen Sihe.
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